Metallothionein-I-II expression in young and adult bovine pineal gland

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 124-129

  Zatta, Paolo ^a   Raso, Michelangelo ^a   Zambenedetti, Pamela ^b   Rocco, Paolo ^a   Petretto, Andrea ^c   Mauri, PierLuigi ^c   Cozzi, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain; Cu; Melatonin; Oxidative stress; Zn

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; CYSTEINE; FERROUS ION; MAGNESIUM ION; METAL ION; METALLOTHIONEIN I; METALLOTHIONEIN II; PEPSIN A; PEPTIDE; ZINC ION;

AGING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARENCHYMA; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUBCOMMISSURAL ORGAN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELATONIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; PINEAL GLAND; SILVER STAINING; TRYPSIN;

EID: 31344465526     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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